2. Santiago Tafolla, Sr.--Served as bugler with U.S. 2nd
Cavalry, 1855-1860; was bugler with Confederate States of America, Texas 33rd
Cavalry, 1863-64; Methodist preacher in Texas and Mexico, 1870-1911. Served San
Pablo Methodist Church in Pearsall in 1901.

3. J.J. Mercado--Santiago's stepson

4. Santiago Tafolla, Jr.--Led fight for civil rights in San Antonio
during the 1920's; helped organize and was a charter member of LULAC.

5. Ernesto Tafolla--Santiago's son. Became in preacher in the Houston
area.

6. Lalo Mejia

7. Mariano Tafolla--Santiago's son. Lived in the Poteet area.

8. Lott Tafolla--Santiago's son.

9. Gabriel Dimas Tafolla--Santiago's son. Taught English in
Uvalde's Hispanic schools at the age of 17 before moving to Roma, Texas where
he also taught school. He moved to Monterrey, Mexico to work as a bookkeeper
for a lumber yard before 1900 but only remained a couple of years. He returned
to the United States and became a farmer in Frio Town (Frio County), Texas
before moving to Pearsall where he became an interpreter for the Frio County
courts. He organized and presided over the Order of the Sons of America, a
civil rights organization in Pearsall that later merged with another
organization to form what is now known as the League of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC). He died on January 1. 1945.

TXGenWeb,
Frio County - Santiago Tafolla Photo updated on
03/04/2006

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